2. The body of factors in any place; as, a chaplain to a
British factory. --W. Guthrie.
3. A building, or collection of buildings, appropriated to
the manufacture of goods; the place where workmen are
employed in fabricating goods, wares, or utensils; a
manufactory; as, a cotton factory.
{Factory leg} (Med.), a variety of bandy leg, associated with
partial dislocation of the tibia, produced in young
children by working in factories.